American Independent Cinema: Second Edition

ISBN-13: 9781474416825 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 288 str.

Yannis Tzioumakis;Vito Adriaensens;Lisa Colpaert

Opis

This introduction to American Independent Cinema offers both a comprehensive industrial and economic history of the sector from the early twentieth century to the present and a study of key individual films, filmmakers and film companies.

Spis treści

Analytical Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Case Studies; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Prologue to the 2nd Edition; Introduction: Problems of Definition and the Discourse of American Independent Cinema; Part I: American Independent Cinema in the Studio Years (mid-1920s–late 1940s); 1: Independent Filmmaking in the Studio Era: Tendencies within the Studio System; 2: Independent Filmmaking in the Studio Era: The Poverty Row Studios (1930–50s); Part II: American Independent Cinema in the post-Studio Era (late 1940s–late 1960s); 3: Independence by Force: The Effects of the Paramount Decree on Independent Film Production; 4: An Audience for the Independents: Exploitation Films for the Nation’s Youth; Part III: American Independent Cinema and the ‘New Hollywood' (late 1960s–late 1970s); 5: The New Hollywood and the Independent Hollywood; 6: American Independent Cinema in the Age of the Conglomerates; Part IV: Contemporary American Independent Cinema (early 1980s-present); 7: Mini-majors and Major Independents; 8: The Institutionalisation of American Independent Cinema; 9: American Independent Cinema in the Age of Media Convergence; Epilogue to the 2nd Edition: From Independent Cinema to Specialty Content; Bibliography; Index